An indie rock band that’s well know on the summer festival circuit and in 2009 became the only band to play both the Newport Folk Festival and the Warped Tour will is coming to Steel Stacks in Bethlehem. River City Extension, which has released three full-length albums starting with 2010’s “The Unmistakable Man,” will play at 7 p.m. March 7 in the Blast Furnace Room at ArtsQuest Center. Indie band Air Traffic Controller also will be on the bill. The show is the third stop in a 33-city tour that starts March 5. Tickets, at $10 each, go on sale at noon Jan. 15 at www.artsquest.org,www.ticketmaster.com, 800-745-3000 or 610-332-3378. River City...

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